Austin ranked best for…everything and everyone

Not a week goes by without Austin showing up high on a best-cities list.

When our city can be named a best place for barbeque and burgers one week and then be deemed a haven for vegetarians the next, we must be doing something right. Here’s a list of the lists Austin has conquered so far this year.

Austinites like to veg out, according to GrubHub Inc., which ranked the 10 most vegetarian-friendly cities in the United States. The Capital City took the No. 6 spot on the list, behind Seattle, San Jose, Calif., San Diego, Houston and Dallas.

Austin was named the No. 6 most tattoo-friendly city in America by TotalBeauty.com. It based the rankings on the amount of tattoo and permanent makeup shops listed in several public directories such as Yellow Pages and Google Inc.

For the sixth year in a row, Austin is ranked among the 10 U.S. cities with the highest percentage of residents who waited until the last two weeks to file their taxes. Although, this is perhaps the only procrastination I’d condone.

And finally, at the top of my list of head-scratchers, Austin was ranked the ninth unhappiest city for jobs, according to a list put out by Forbes.com.

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Why Austin? Austin is ranked as the fastest growing city in America and has the cultural buzz to back it:

Forbes names Austin America’s #1 Fastest-Growing City for second year (January 2014)

Austin is the No. 1 City to Watch in 2014 by Forbes(December 2013)

Bloomberg News ranks Austin #1 on its list of Top 12 American Boomtowns (April 2013)

Business Insider ranks Austin the 9th most innovative city (February 2013)

MovieMaker Magazine ranks Austin # 1 on its list of “Ten Best Cities in the U.S. to Live, Work, and Make Movies” (January 2013)

Why Austin? Austin is named as the “live music capitol of the world” and has the tourism, the revenue and the fanfare to support the claim:

With numerous festivals like SXSW, Austin City Limits, Fun, Fun, Fun Festival, The Reggae Festival, Blues on the Green, and not to mention the countless, live music venues that occur nightly throughout Austin’s many bar and club venues; it’s as if the city is looking for an excuse to have another festival.